Where does “kaivoa” come from?
kaivoa (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.
kaivoa (Karelian): To dig
Ancestry of “kaivoa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kaivadak | to dig up, to excavate |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kajwa- | dig |